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Should I remove Canon IJ Network Scan Utility?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,156
United States Rank #943
Reach 0.5990%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.29 days
627.92 days >
Average installed length: 329.92 days

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Canon IJ Network Scan Utility

What is Canon IJ Network Scan Utility?

This product is the application software that allows you to configure the network settings of Canon IJ network printer.

Overview

Canon IJ Network Scan Utility is a program developed by Canon. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is cnmnsut.exe. The software installer includes 32 files and is usually about 1.11 MB (1,164,814 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 58% of users of Canon IJ Network Scan Utility come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.usa.canon.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\canon\canon ij network scan utility
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Canon\Canon IJ Network Scan Utility\CNMNSU.EXE
Estimated size: 1.11 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Canon IJ Network Scan Utility

Program executable:cnmnsut.exe
Name:Canon IJ Network Scan Utility for Microsoft Windows
Canon IJ Network Scan Utility
Path:C:\Program Files\canon\canon ij network scan utility\cnmnsut.exe
MD5:ca3bc92af8fcdb85c06afb5e70d29bfa
Additional files:
  • CNMNSU.EXE - Canon IJ Network Scan Utility Uninstaller for Microsoft Windows (Canon IJ Network Scan Utility Uninstaller)
  • CNMNPUTC.DLL - Canon IJ Network Common Module for Microsoft Windows (Canon IJ Network Common Module)
  • CNSU_ARA.dll - Canon IJ Network Scan Utility for Microsoft Windows (Canon IJ Network Scan Utility Resources)
  • CNSU_CHS.dll
  • CNSU_CHT.dll
  • CNSU_CSY.dll
  • CNSU_DAN.dll
  • CNSU_DEU.dll - Canon IJ Network Scan Resources
  • CNSU_ELL.dll
  • CNSU_ENU.dll
  • CNSU_ESP.dll
  • CNSU_FIN.dll
  • CNSU_FRA.dll
  • CNSU_HUN.dll
  • CNSU_IND.dll
  • CNSU_ITA.dll
  • CNSU_JPN.dll
  • CNSU_KOR.dll
  • CNSU_NLD.dll
  • CNSU_NOR.dll
  • CNSU_PLK.dll
  • CNSU_PTB.dll
  • CNSU_RUS.dll
  • CNSU_SVE.dll
  • CNSU_THA.dll
  • CNSU_TRK.dll
  • uinstrsc.dll - Canon IJ Network Scan Utility Uninstaller Resources

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • CNMNSUT.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{1A2EABB1-77B1-474F-93B7-D77965543B62}' (runs on registration).
  • CNMNSU.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9D78B068-CAE5-4A7E-A8DF-A4461BD232A4}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • CNMNSUT.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named IJNetworkScanUtility.
Startup File (User Run)
  • CNMNSUT.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'IJNetworkScanUtility' and executes as C:\Program Files\Canon\Canon IJ Network Scan Utility\CNMNSUT.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • CNMNSUT.EXE is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'IJNetworkScanUtility' which loads as C:\Program Files\Canon\Canon IJ Network Scan Utility\CNMNSUT.EXE.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • CNMNSUT.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Canon\Canon IJ Network Scan Utility\CNMNSUT.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

CNMNSUT.exe
Memory:2.2 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000711232%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00001690%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00005422%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:575,068
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:21
70 average

How do I remove Canon IJ Network Scan Utility?

You can uninstall Canon IJ Network Scan Utility from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Canon IJ Network Scan Utility, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Canon IJ Network Scan Utility.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.56%
Windows 10 29.47%
Windows Vista 7.92%
Windows XP 4.04%
Windows Server 2003 0.01%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.42%
Windows 7 Professional 10.67%
Windows 10 Home 9.03%
Windows 8.1 7.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.35%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.61%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.50%
  Germany 9.92%
  United Kingdom 4.66%
  France 4.21%
  Netherlands 3.61%
  Australia 2.92%
  Canada 2.92%
  Japan 2.12%
  Italy 1.34%
  Belgium 1.28%
  Norway 1.02%
  DK 0.87%
  Sweden 0.79%
  Austria 0.69%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 26.77%
Hewlett-Packard 23.42%
Acer 14.44%
Toshiba 10.08%
ASUS 9.63%
GIGABYTE 5.67%
Samsung 3.56%
Lenovo 3.22%
Medion 1.37%
Intel 0.97%
American Megatrends 0.87%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.58%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 6.80%
ASUS All Series 3.73%
Dell XPS 8300 2.46%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.21%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.09%

About Canon

Canon is a manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers and computer printers.
Publisher URL: www.canon.com

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